Man Roland cuts 12% of staff

Westmont-based printing press manufacturer Man Roland Inc. on Friday said it laid off 39 workers, or 12% of its staff, as part of its corporate restructuring and efforts to decentralize its North American operations.

The reorganization will affect workers in the company's central operations, but the private company gave no specifics on the types of jobs that were cut or the office locations affected. The employees were let go Thursday.

Man Roland employed about 335 workers prior to the job cuts, a spokesman said. Another 20 to 25 positions could be cut in the future, he said.

The company said the restructuring is designed to strengthen its six field offices. In addition to Westmont, Man Roland has operations in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Middlesex, N.J., Toronto and Stonington, Conn.

Man Roland is a manufacturer of newspaper, commercial Web and sheetfed printing presses.